actually is you want the recipe for french bread
Sourdough French Bread
Overnight Starter, see below 1 Tbl. salt
Tbl. butter or margarine 4-5 C. flour
1 Tbl. sugar(opt.)
Overnight Starter:
1 C. sourdough starter 4 C flour
2½ C. warm water(105F)
Prepare starter the night before by combining starter, 2½ cups warm water and 4 cups of flour in a large, non-metal bowl. Cover with waxed paper and then a towel. Place in a warm (70º) location. Remember to save enough starter to replenish the starter! Melt margarine and let cool so that it wont kill the starter. ( If you want the bread to raise faster, dissolve 1 pck. of yeast in 1/4 C. warm water and let soften 5 min.).
Stir (yeast) cooled butter, salt, (sugar) and 1 cup of the flour into the overnight starter. Beat until blended. Add remaining flour until a stiff dough forms (sourdough will remain slightly sticky, so judge by stiffness rather than by stickiness). Cover with a cloth and let raise 1 to 2 hours or until doubled. Punch down and kneed, adding flour as necessary. Divide dough in half and shape into two elongated loves. Place side by side on a 12x15 cookie sheet. Cover and let raise 1-2 hours until doubled. Slice diagonally every couple of inches across the top (allows for expansion) of the bread. Bake at 450F for 25 minutes.
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